Automation
Q&A: Vincent Belloc, PayPal UK
Insurance Post recently spoke with Vincent Belloc, PayPal UK’s vice-president, about the firm’s entry into the insurance market. Izabela Chmielewska discovers more about the PayPal proposition, its perspective on omnichannel experiences, and how payments…
Musk predicts superhuman safety levels in driverless car AI ‘this year’
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has predicted that the manufacturer will achieve autonomous car artificial intelligence ‘far in excess of the safety level of a human’ within the year.
Webinar: Last chance to sign up to watch Allianz, Chaucer and WTW discuss how technology can help insurers meet customer expectations in the digital age
There has been a lot of discussion around digital acceleration over recent years, with the pandemic playing an undoubted role in escalating customer expectations as to how businesses engage and service them. Although often described as a “distressed…
Highway Code updated for self-driving vehicles as education concerns persist
The government has confirmed changes to the Highway Code to ensure the first self-driving vehicles are introduced safely on roads.
Price walking ban pushes motor premiums up; Zurich opens branch; Handl acquires IPRS; Mason Owen MBO; and under 30s telematics sales rise
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Clyde & Co merges with BLM; Beazley unveils underwriting structure; KGM buys Eridge Underwriting Agency; Blanc becomes WWF ambassador; and Swiss Re warns of global protection gap
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Video Q&A: Paul Ridge, SAS – How is hyperautomation transforming insurance?
Many insurers are currently reviewing their digital transformation journeys and the way in which they are approaching it. In this Q&A video, SAS's head of insurance UK and Ireland Paul Ridge discusses why and how hyper automation will deliver digital…
Thatcham hails Mercedes’ move as 'milestone' in automated driving; Admiral strikes ADR deal; Marsh launches ESG rating; and MS Amlin commits to Net Zero
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva in Zego tie-up; Ecclesiastical Insurance Group renamed Benefact; Mosaic to acquire Sirius Point Lloyd's arm; and Sedgwick buys UKA247
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Self-driving vehicle data sharing rules must be right from day one, insurers urge
Insurers have warned that any duty to disclose data in an Automated Vehicles Act must be right from "day one" to avoid lengthy litigation.
Marsh/Volante launch shareholder activism product; insurance sector launches flood directory; GRP buys Hamilton Fraser; Liberty rolls out real-time flood warning solution
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva's Karen Jackman on retaining talent in the ‘great resignation’
Karen Jackman explains how the talent scarcity equation, which is hitting the insurance sector hard, can be turned around to transform the workforce for the future
Webinar: Do believe the hype - how insurance hyperautomation will unleash your pricing, marketing and sales strategies
In recent years, traditional carriers have begun the transition from human-intensive tasks to a degree of automation using tools such as RPAs to reduce costs and increase the speed of delivery.
Spotlight: Motor trends - the use of data in claims and underwriting
Post and Verisk undertook a survey of the motor market to understand how both underwriting and claims teams are evolving in their use of data and new technology. Padraig Floyd dissects the results and speaks to the market about the findings
Spotlight: Data transformation - What gets measured, gets improved when it comes to customer experience
Building better and more measurable data represents the surest foundation for innovation and improving the customer journey, according to Scott Field, head of international product at Duck Creek Technologies.
Spotlight: Data transformation – The fuel that drives digital transformation success
Data should not be seen as an afterthought when a business is undergoing digital transformation. Instead, as Eleanore Robinson finds out, it is very much the key to any project delivering true value to customers
Lloyd's to see Blueprint Two drive a 'fundamental difference' by 2024: Neal
Lloyd’s has set its sights on the second quarter of 2024 as the date at which the market will fully adopt a raft of digital solutions it is building to move away from paper-based trading and cut costs.
Self-driving car users should be off the hook for range of offences, commissions set out
The Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have proposed the creation of an Automated Vehicles Act that would shift the responsibility away from drivers of self-driving cars.
Lloyd's-IUA-DXC deal staves off headaches for London market participants
A deal struck between Lloyd’s, the International Underwriting Association and DXC Technology to deliver a processing platform averted a technological split that may have made the London market a less attractive destination for business, IUA chief…
Ardonagh Specialty expands cross-class follow-capacity solution to $600m
Ardonagh Specialty has expanded its cross-class follow-capacity solution to include Price Forbes’ property business, Post can reveal.
Watch Direct Line, Microsoft and Sas discuss hyperautomation in upcoming Insurance Post webinar
In an upcoming webinar brought to you by Insurance Post in association with Sas, an expert panel will discuss how hyperautomation in insurance will reduce the risk of errors in understanding your risk and improve how to price and market your products to…
Allianz in regional commercial restructure; GRS extends global reach with adjuster tie-up; Movo buys three; and Tractable strikes two new deals
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week.
Analysis: Loss adjusters’ BI avalanche experience – from portals to what comes next
Loss adjusters have praised the use of technology to meet Covid-19 related business interruption claims and called for more enhancements as the market adapts its systems and approaches.
Spotlight: How can insurers accelerate digital transformation in their business?
While some have embraced the digital transformation journey, others are still on the starting blocks. Jim Bruce, customer transformation and senior insurance director of Salesforce, discusses what’s stopping these firms, how they can overcome the…